Khaby Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok .
This list contains the top 50 accounts by number of followers on the Chinese social media platform TikTok , which was merged with musical.ly in 2018.[ 1] As of 10 July 2025[update] , the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame , with 162.1 million followers. He surpassed the previous most-followed account, Charli D'Amelio , on 22 June 2022.[ 2]
Most-followed accounts
The following table lists the 50 most-followed accounts on TikTok, with each follower total rounded down to the nearest hundred thousand, as well as a description of each account and their country of origin.[ 3]
Historical most-followed accounts
Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user for over 2 years, before being surpassed by Khaby Lame .
The following table lists the accounts that were once the most-followed on TikTok , excluding the official TikTok account.
Before Khaby Lame became the most-followed TikTok user on 22 June 2022, Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user. D'Amelio became the most-followed TikTok user on 25 March 2020 at 41.4 million followers, surpassing the previous record-holder, Loren Gray .[ 38] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers.[ 39]
Before Loren Gray, Lisa and Lena were the most followed individuals on TikTok, with over 32.7 million followers at the time they deleted their account.[ 40] [ 41] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform.[ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] They rejoined TikTok on a new account with the same username on 7 May 2020.
Before Lisa and Lena, Baby Ariel was the most-followed TikTok user.[ 46] [ 47]
Current record for historical number of days held
Most-followed accounts on Douyin
The following table lists the 20 most-followed accounts on Douyin as of 28 July 2025[update] . Douyin is similar to TikTok, but intended for mainland Chinese users. They are both owned by ByteDance .[ 51]
See also
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